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| All Games | 90-64 | +5.5 | 76-72 | 4.8 | 0.269 | 0.327 | 3.8 | 0.251 | 0.309 | | Road Games | 42-37 | +0.5 | 43-33 | 5.0 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 4.0 | 0.265 | 0.324 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 72-41 | +18.4 | 58-51 | 5.2 | 0.276 | 0.334 | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.307 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -1 | 4-3 | 6.1 | 0.311 | 0.369 | 4.6 | 0.293 | 0.346 | | Grass Games | 90-64 | +5.5 | 76-72 | 4.8 | 0.269 | 0.327 | 3.8 | 0.251 | 0.309 | | Night Games | 60-46 | -2.1 | 47-53 | 4.7 | 0.270 | 0.329 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.304 | | Division | 42-29 | +4.6 | 38-30 | 4.9 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.314 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.269 | 0.327 | 154 | 5305 | 1425 | 445 | 118 | 0.02 | 708 | 457 | 1056 | 44 | 1039 | 168 | 72 | 170 | 36 | | Road Games | 5.0 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 79 | 2811 | 742 | 243 | 65 | 0.02 | 377 | 243 | 605 | 22 | 540 | 87 | 37 | 88 | 19 | | Righty Starters | 5.2 | 0.276 | 0.334 | 113 | 3928 | 1084 | 333 | 91 | 0.02 | 552 | 343 | 769 | 32 | 763 | 128 | 53 | 122 | 30 |
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| All Games | 3.57 | 1.266 | 451.7 | 189 | 179 | 425 | 35 | 147 | 431 | 19-19 | 40 | 18 | 69% | | Road Games | 3.09 | 1.246 | 230.3 | 83 | 79 | 216 | 19 | 71 | 212 | 9-10 | 17 | 10 | 63% |
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| All Games | 68-85 | -11.7 | 73-75 | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.305 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.316 | | Home Games | 36-43 | -10.6 | 39-38 | 4.0 | 0.255 | 0.312 | 4.6 | 0.269 | 0.327 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 54-58 | +1.6 | 52-57 | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.306 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.312 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 3-4 | 4.7 | 0.219 | 0.309 | 4.0 | 0.269 | 0.342 | | Grass Games | 68-85 | -11.7 | 73-75 | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.305 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.316 | | Night Games | 51-51 | +6 | 47-52 | 4.1 | 0.262 | 0.314 | 4.0 | 0.254 | 0.312 | | Division | 33-41 | -3.3 | 32-39 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.307 | 4.4 | 0.261 | 0.321 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.305 | 153 | 5169 | 1305 | 416 | 148 | 0.03 | 579 | 388 | 1115 | 132 | 1014 | 133 | 109 | 144 | 90 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.255 | 0.312 | 79 | 2615 | 667 | 215 | 82 | 0.03 | 311 | 217 | 546 | 71 | 531 | 64 | 48 | 92 | 49 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.306 | 112 | 3745 | 942 | 308 | 108 | 0.03 | 428 | 295 | 785 | 107 | 747 | 91 | 81 | 111 | 62 |
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| All Games | 3.20 | 1.237 | 500.3 | 199 | 178 | 449 | 54 | 170 | 432 | 24-26 | 36 | 21 | 63.2% | | Home Games | 3.21 | 1.238 | 288.3 | 109 | 103 | 260 | 31 | 97 | 240 | 14-12 | 16 | 8 | 66.7% |
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| 9/7/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 5-0 | W | -160 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 9/8/2013 | WACHA(R) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 9-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 ev | O | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 9/10/2013 | MILLER(R) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 4-2 | W | -185 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | | 9/11/2013 | LYNN(R) | MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | 5-1 | W | -145 | 8 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 9/12/2013 | KELLY(R) | MILWAUKEE | THORNBURG(R) | 3-5 | L | -170 | 8 un | P | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 9/13/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 2-1 | W | -180 | 7 un | U | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 9/14/2013 | WACHA(R) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 1-4 | L | -200 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 9/15/2013 | MILLER(R) | SEATTLE | RAMIREZ(L) | 12-2 | W | -190 | 7.5 un | O | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 9/16/2013 | LYNN(R) | @ COLORADO | MCHUGH(R) | 2-6 | L | -150 | 10 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 9/17/2013 | KELLY(R) | @ COLORADO | NICASIO(R) | 11-4 | W | -135 | 10 ov | O | 18 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 9/18/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ COLORADO | CHATWOOD(R) | 4-3 | W | -175 | 9.5 ev | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | | 9/19/2013 | WACHA(R) | @ COLORADO | OSWALT(R) | 6-7 | L | -155 | 9.5 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 0 | | 9/20/2013 | MILLER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | HELLWEG(R) | 7-6 | W | -190 | 9.5 un | O | 16 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 9/21/2013 | LYNN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 9/22/2013 | KELLY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 9/23/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | | | 9/24/2013 | WACHA(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 9/25/2013 | MILLER(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 9/27/2013 | LYNN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 9/28/2013 | | CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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| 9/7/2013 | HELLWEG(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 5-3 | W | 130 | 10.5 ov | U | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 9/8/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | BAKER(R) | 3-1 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 9/10/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 2-4 | L | 175 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 9/11/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 1-5 | L | 135 | 8 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 9/12/2013 | THORNBURG(R) | @ ST LOUIS | KELLY(R) | 5-3 | W | 160 | 8 un | P | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | 9/13/2013 | LOHSE(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 5-1 | W | +135 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 9/14/2013 | HELLWEG(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 3-7 | L | +180 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 9/15/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 6-5 | W | +120 | 8 un | O | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 9/16/2013 | PERALTA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 6-1 | W | -125 | 8 ev | U | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | 9/17/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 4-3 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | 9/18/2013 | THORNBURG(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | RUSIN(L) | 7-0 | W | -140 | 8 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | | 9/19/2013 | LOHSE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 1-5 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 9/20/2013 | HELLWEG(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 6-7 | L | +180 | 9.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | | 9/21/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 9/22/2013 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | KELLY(R) | | | 9/23/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | @ ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | | | 9/24/2013 | THORNBURG(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | | | 9/25/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ ATLANTA | MAHOLM(L) | | | 9/26/2013 | HELLWEG(R) | @ NY METS | MATSUZAKA(R) | | | 9/27/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | | | 9/28/2013 | | @ NY METS | | |
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| |  | ST LOUIS: HITTING: Alienate and trade your talented young centerfielder for bullpen scraps and a middling, impending free-agent starter. Justify your ludicrous pitching changes by blaming crowd noise and your innocent bullpen coach'and you too could win a World Series! This was Tony La Russa baseball. But he's gone now, as is the all-world Albert Pujols. SS RAFAEL FURCAL liked his short stint in the Show Me State enough to sign up for more. OF CARLOS BELTRAN will hit second after an impressive 2011 campaign during which he produced solid numbers in pitchers' parks amidst weak lineups. 2Bs TYLER GREENE and DANIEL DESCALSO are the latest plucky 'gamer' to play infield at Busch. Resuscitated slugger 1B LANCE BERKMAN shifts to a much more suitable defensive position. OF MATT HOLLIDAY's OPS remains as strong as ever. 3B DAVID FREESE will never have to buy a drink in Missouri again after his postseason heroics. C YADIER MOLINA is a defensive whiz behind the plate and an underrated hitter. OFs ALLEN CRAIG and JON JAY are more suited to platoon roles, but Jay will be starting in center on Opening Day.
STARTING PITCHING: His stuff isn't nearly what it used to be, and he's more than earned his reputation within the game as a towering crybaby. But on the mound, CHRIS CARPENTER remains ruthlessly effective when he's healthy. But he'll miss the first couple of months of the 2012 campaign due to shoulder problems. ADAM WAINWRIGHT should be ready to go on Opening Day, and has shown every reason to think he'll be his old brilliant self. JAIME GARCIA cannot sustain a sub-2.00 ERA for a full season. He's a mid-rotation starter, but one of the better ones in all of baseball. Did KYLE LOHSE really register a 1.17 WHIP over an entire season? Really? He just doesn't miss enough bats to keep that going. JAKE WESTBROOK stayed healthy for a full season again, which is a relief given his past dalliances with the DL. He's an innings eater who's capable of another dozen wins. LANCE LYNN gives the Cardinals enviable depth in the rotation. He'll probably slide back to the bullpen once Carpenter returns. Uber-prospect SHELBY MILLER could be a second-half call-up.
RELIEF PITCHING: It doesn't look pretty when JASON MOTTE winds up and delivers a pitch, but in the end, results are results. The converted catcher has finally nailed down the closer role that many predicted would be his a few years ago. The only way he loses it this time is if he hurts himself with that painful delivery. FERNANDO SALAS can more than hold his own if that happens. He'll slot into the eighth-inning role, but he provides more of the pitching depth that is a hallmark of this Cardinals team. KYLE McCLELLAN, like Lynn, is serviceable both in relief or in the rotation. But he's better in the former role. | | MILWAUKEE: HITTING: It helped when the Brew Crew had Prince Fielder in the fold, but there's still lots of firepower here now that he's moved on. 2B RICKIE WEEKS starts it off, with some of the game's best bat speed. OF NYJER MORGAN doesn't hit the ball hard, but when it drops in he's off to the races. OF RYAN BRAUN has put up Hall of Fame numbers since day one. Now the big question is whether he doped to do it. OF COREY HART has improved his batting eye and is no longer an on-base liability. He's also one of the few Brewers hitters who plays even average defense. 3B ARAMIS RAMIREZ is on the down side of his career, but remains productive. Backup TAYLOR GREEN should see decent time behind him though. IF MAT GAMEL is slated to start at first; nobody knows if he'll be any good. He sure as heck won't be Prince Fielder. C JONATHAN LUCROY was effective in a middle-of-the-road kind of way. Fourth OF CARLOS GOMEZ still can't hit. SS ALEX GONZALEZ will play every day and has decent pop for a middle infielder.
STARTING PITCHING: The Brewers' front three is among the most formidable in baseball. YOVANI GALLARDO has improved his peripherals every year as a starter. High pitch counts used to chase him early in games, but not anymore. One day he'll win a Cy Young. ZACK GREINKE was a product of bad defense, bad luck, and an unusually high home run rate. In the second half, he was a beast. SHAUN MARCUM pulled a reverse Greinke, starting brilliantly then fading down the stretch. Not too surprising, given the durability issues that have followed Marcum throughout his career. Most teams would still kill to have him as their No. 3 starter. People laughed when the Crew signed RANDY WOLF for three years and $30 million, but he's been a highly dependable innings-eater in both seasons as a Brewer. The same holds for CHRIS NARVESON. He's the very definition of a back-end guy, but as fifth starters go, he's pretty good.
RELIEF PITCHING: JOHN AXFORD and his Long John Silver's facial hair are proof positive that you don't need to spend a fortune on a closer. Axford was an undrafted retread when Milwaukee signed him. The list of 'proven closers' with fat contracts that Axford has outpitched each of the past two years is a deep one. FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ ruined the Brewers' offseason plans by accepting arbitration. He's a decent bet for some cheap saves, and still brings it with that crazy body-flinging delivery. But the team may still deal him at some point this season. KAMERON LOE has made a reasonably smooth transition to full-time reliever. |
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*Cardinals-Brewers Preview* ===========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
St. Louis (89-64) at Milwaukee (68-84), 7:10 p.m. EDT
The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals continue to inch closer to their first division crown in four years.
Facing the Milwaukee Brewers' Yovani Gallardo isn't likely to slow them down.
The Cardinals try to hit Gallardo hard again Saturday night when they play the second of three at Miller Park.
Matt Adams went 3 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs and Carlos Beltran drove in two runs, delivering a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning of Friday's wild 7-6 victory.
"Getting taken into extra innings isn't what we were looking for, but what a win," manager Mike Matheny said. "That would be a pretty tough one to eat when you have the two-run lead (in the ninth). It was just a great, great win."
Winner in 10 of 14, St. Louis (90-64) sits two games ahead of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the division with eight to play.
"That says a lot about this club the way we responded. It was a huge win and we needed that one," Matt Carpenter said. "Every game is crucial."
The Cardinals have to like their chances of keeping things going against Gallardo (11-9, 4.29 ERA), who has had an especially rough time in the series over the course of his career. The right-hander has gone 1-10 in 16 starts while compiling a 6.78 ERA, his highest mark against any team he has faced more than once.
Gallardo is 0-6 with an even uglier 9.31 ERA in his last eight outings versus St. Louis. David Freese and Jon Jay are a combined 16 for 39 (.410) with three homers in their matchups since 2011, and Matt Holliday is 5 for his last 18 with three homers of his own.
Gallardo had gone 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA during a five-start stretch overall before giving up five runs in six innings Sunday in a 6-5 walkoff win over Cincinnati.
"To be really honest, I had no clue where the ball was going," he told MLB's official website. "It wasn't easy. You never want to go out there feeling that way."
The Cardinals counter with Lance Lynn (13-10, 4.18), who is seeking his first win since Aug. 4. The right-hander was 0-5 with a 6.88 ERA in his previous six outings before posting a 1.46 mark in his last two.
After allowing one unearned run and striking out 10 over six innings in a 5-1 victory over Milwaukee on Sept. 11, Lynn threw 6 1-3 innings of two-run ball in Monday's 6-2 loss at Colorado.
"Lynn was as good as we've seen him throw," Matheny said. "He had good, late, heavy movement with his fastball and was good with his secondary pitches."
Lynn is 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA in five career starts in the series. Aramis Ramirez is 2 for 16 against him, and Jonathan Lucroy and Juan Francisco are a combined 2 for 18.
Ramirez, who was 3 for 4 with a homer and five RBIs on Friday, is batting .405 with seven homers and 22 RBIs over a 20-game stretch versus St. Louis dating to last year.
The Cardinals' Matt Holliday, 11 for 17 with a homer, seven RBIs and six runs over the last four days, is hitting .340 with four homers and 13 RBIs in his last 13 in the series.
St. Louis has taken 13 of 17 from the Brewers this season, including seven of eight in Milwaukee while averaging 6.9 runs.
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